im starting to hash out a rough idea for a 1500pt list right now for a heresy army. im thinking of going emperor's children because the background sounds appealing and the color of armor is a new challenge since i havent painted purple much yet.

so far, i've picked out 3 of my troop choices, but will have to pick a 4th as 2 of them have a side-rule that states they cant be chosen as the first 2 cumpulsory troop choices as they're a type of troop choice that supports the normal ones.

Legion Breacher Siege Squad (10)225pts base+2 Melta Guns @ +30ptstotal = 255ptsmay take a normal land raiderthese have boarding shields, and have the option of giving every model a melta bomb @ 5pts per guy.

Legion Recon Squad (5)125pts base+5 marines @ +15pts each+9 Sniper Rifles @ +5pts eachtotal = 245ptscan take a rhino, cant be the first 2 troop choicesthese guys have scout, outflank, acute senses, a special defensive grenade that forces a Ld check before you can charge them, and can do the melta bomb thing too.

Legion Tactical Support Squad (5)100pts base+5 marines @ +15pts each+9 Volkite Calivers @ +5pts each (Range 30"; S 6; AP 5; Heavy 2)total = 220ptscan take a rhino, cant be the first 2 troop choicesthese all have flamers to start with, and you swap it out for another weapon squad-wide. these look like good objective holders with this layout.

Volkite Weapons - for every unsaved wound these cause, the target suffers that many more auto-hit attacks from the weapon that can be saved as normal. these additional attacks do not generate more attacks if they cause more unsaved wounds.

i based the list off the fluff that they had an unusually large apothecarion (wow, sounds like red scorpions), and that they prefer fast moving units and thus have higher than normal usage of assault squads, speeders, and jetbikes.

when i expand the collection, i'll have my Praetor (went with the paragon blade in the end), a squad of palatine blades (unique EC unit), and some speeders and jetbikes tossed into the mix.

looks pretty cool. I have to admit I am super excited at the prospects of pre-heresy Imperial Fists. They have been my favorite Legion for forever. I just hope they do Dorn justice (both model/rule wise).